Tze'i el hachalon
ani ha'ish sheshar lach
et shirai ani katavti lichvodech
bayom she'at tetz'i
et libi at kichbeshi
lach pinah chamah eshmor balev.

Tze'i el hachalon
sha'ot she'ani shar lach
rak tomri she'at yoda'at
lemi libech
mitachat lechalonech
shar shirim umechayech
menaseh lichbosh et levavech
mitachat lechalonech
ani omed umechakeh
legalot et sod ahavatech.

Rak shmor li aleiha
al' or eineiha
rak shmor li aleiha
shmor makom balev.

Tze'i el hachalon
kan menagnot gitarot
serenadot shechibarti lichvodech.
Bechol chalonot ha'ir
ne'arot yotz'ot lashir
rak tni li et ahavatech.

Tze'i el hachalon
shalosh onot chikiti
ve'achshav ro'im shechoref mitkaver.
Baru'ach uvag'shamim
ani amshich lashir shirim
e'eseh hakol lema'anech.
Baru'ach uvag'shamim
gam be'od me'a shanim
anaseh lichbosh et levavech.

Rak shmor li aleiha...